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'This book is an absolute joy. Easy to read, it takes you on a journey covering all the important angles. I will be recommending it to my patients who want to better understand their allergies.' Adam Fox OBE, professor of paediatric allergy and Chair of the National Allergy Strategy Do you live...

Un Little Miss Sunshine à la française Quand Mathias, 11 ans, violoniste prometteur, demande à sa mère de participer à la " Tournée des étoiles ", un concours de jeunes talents, elle choisit de tout faire pour qu'il réalise son rêve, malgré la sclérose en plaques précoce dont il est...

Welcome to Knife's Edge, Alaska, where the four Osprey brothers return from military service with shadows in their eyes and secrets in their hearts. As danger looms, new romances ignite, and these rugged men must fight for love . . . and survival. Ace Osprey was born to fly—but a crash stole...

Talking to the Wolf is a poignant and haunting exploration of female friendship that unearths the past and the ghosts we carry into the present. Four women. Thirty-five years. A lyrical and unsettling look at female friendship across time. A failed rockstar, an awarded scientist, a work-obsessed...

In the wake of World War I, New York heiress Alexandra Benson finds her life irrevocably changed after the tragic and mysterious death of her parents. Now, in a cruel twist of fate, her father’s testament delivers the agonizing blow, granting her uncle control over her inheritance—unless she marries. To safeguard her future, Alexandra hatches a plan with the aid of a dashing stranger to fake an engagement and claim what’s rightfully hers.

It's almost Eva's birthday, and she can't wait for her super-special sleepover. But one of her friends, Sue, doesn't seem to want to come. It won't be right without her there! Does Sue really not want to come? Or could she be having first-sleepover jitters? Eva will need to help Sue tackle her fear in time for the big party!

In the 10th book of this New York Times bestselling series, Eva is excited to babysit her little brother, Mo. She and her friends prepare bug candy snacks, a puppet show, and a song to sing him to sleep. They are ready for ANYTHING! But soon, Eva discovers that taking care of a little baby is a BIG job. Can she put baby Mo to sleep before Mom and Dad get home?

Londra 1875. Rimasto vedovo, Leonard Lennox, conte di Moncrieff, ha bisogno di una governante che si occupi di Penelope, sua figlia, o meglio della figlia della sua defunta moglie, visto che non è certo di essere il padre della bambina. A tale scopo assume Sidonie Tate, vedova a sua volta, una donna ancora giovane, avvenente, dal carattere forte e con un passato non proprio cristallino. Spedire figlia e governante in una tenuta di campagna lontano da Londra pare la soluzione a tutti i suoi problemi. Pare.

Hannah arrived at Washington University in St. Louis brimming with hope. She was determined to take her mood stabilizer, stay out of trouble, and make a name for herself while completing her creative writing MFA. When she meets Justine, an enigmatic, wealthy, charismatic, and successful student in her program, she’s enchanted. And as Justine takes a special interest in her, Hannah falls completely under her spell. When Hannah’s life starts spiraling out of control, she isn’t sure who to blame—Justine, for her intense and controlling influence, their jealous classmate Amelia, or herself.

This novel take on the history of wine reveals that, whether by adding toxic sweeteners or passing off counterfeit bottles, wine fraud is abundant—and as old as wine itself. Vintage Crime will intrigue even the most sated of wine drinkers with its juicy tales of deception, raising interesting questions along the way: what counts as wine, why do we drink it, and what makes a wine truly authentic?

Pietro La Greca, el padre, fue un intimidante estafador napolitano, al que apodaban “El Don Corleone mexicano de la vida real”. Dirigió el mayor negocio de lavado de dinero durante el peor periodo económico en la historia de México. El suyo era un mundo de autos deportivos, mansiones a la orilla del mar y atenciones VIP en los casinos de Las Vegas. Beneficiarse y explotar la caída libre financiera de México lo convirtió en un hombre muy rico. Sin embargo, mientras él dirigía su imperio criminal, su hijo, Pietro, también conocido como “Picho”, iba aprendiendo los trucos de su padre.

November, 1914. The Great War has come to Brussels, the Germans have occupied the city, and Edith Cavell, Head Nurse at Berkendael Medical Institute, faces an impossible situation. As matron of a designated Red Cross hospital, Edith has sworn an oath to help any who are wounded, under whatever flag they are found. But Governor von Lüttwitz, the ranking German officer, has additional orders for her. She and her nurses must also stand guard over the wounded Allied prisoners of war and prevent them from escaping.

I was sold to my enemies; a deal made to keep the peace, but deals get broken all the time... What did these powerful families have as collateral? Their daughters. A decade earlier, they decided that we were expendable, that we could be sold in marriage to keep their dealings honest. I didn’t matter more than the security I could bring to the marketplace. I was twelve when they decided that, in ten years, I’d belong to the Hernandez family. Everyone knew what was coming for me. Everyone…except me.

An energizing case for hope about the climate comes from Rebecca Solnit, called “the voice of the resistance” by the New York Times, and climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, along with a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment. Not Too Late is the book for anyone who is despondent, defeatist, or unsure about climate change and seeking answers. As the contributors to this volume make clear, the future will be decided by whether we act in the present—and we must act to counter institutional inertia, fossil fuel interests, and political obduracy. T

Pietro La Greca Sr. was an intimidating Napolitano con man dubbed “Mexico’s real-life Don Corleone”. He ran Mexico’s biggest money-laundering scheme during the worst economic period in the country’s history. His was a world of fast cars, mansions on the water, and VIP treatment at Las Vegas casinos. His exploitation of Mexico’s financial free fall made him a wealthy man. But while he was running his criminal empire, his son, Pietro Jr., a.k.a. Picho, was learning his father’s tricks—if only to bring the man down.

Londra, 1908. La capitale britannica si prepara ai Giochi della IV Olimpiade. Miss Ina Wood appartiene alla squadra femminile di tiro con l'arco e Monsieur Pierre Le Blon è un valente schermidore belga. Si incontrano per caso, a seguito di un piccolo incidente automobilistico e scoprono di avere in comune un certo talento per la dissimulazione: Miss Wood guida un'auto non sua e Monsieur Le Blon non è chi dice di essere. Tra schermaglie sportive e romantiche gite tra i ranuncoli, si consuma quella che pare destinata a restare una fugace avventura.

Perhaps no other television show captures our innate fascination with crime and criminals better than the original Forensic Files. Examining true crime cases from murders to insurance fraud, hit-and-runs to kidnappings, every case featured on the show is solved in large part with the help of forensic science like DNA evidence. In Forensic Files Now, author Rebecca Reisner shares her own gripping retellings of 40 favorite cases profiled on the show along with fascinating updates adapted from her popular blog, ForensicFilesNow.com.

Spending summer vacation at his grandparents’ boring seaside town was not at the top of Bennet’s vacation list. Like a modern-day Little Red Riding Hood, he discovers that his grandparents have a certain terrifying, lupine quality at the full moon.

A 300-year-old tree has plenty to do: repairing the damage to her bark from people who have carved their initials, drinking from her roots, and, lately, tolerating two lonely bookworms who visit separately. Playing matchmaker might solve everyone’s problems. Rebecca Sky is an award-winning writer best known for the Love Curse series with more than 20 million reads online; most recently her work can be found in the Every Body Shines body-positivity anthology with Bloomsbury.

When Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother becomes sick, she decides to visit her and bring her a basket of her favorite things. Her mother warns her to not talk to any strangers on her journey. But Little Red Riding Hood soon forgets her mother’s warning and talks to a wolf along her way. The clever wolf races ahead to Grandmother’s house because he wants a tasty supper. Find out how a nearby woodcutter saves Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother. A happy ending adds interest to this fairy tale and encourages a lifelong love of great storytelling.